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== Welcome to {{SITENAME}}! == |
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This site hosts materials to support learning of the Bininj Kunwok language of Kakadu and West Arnhem, Australia. |
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It has been created by learners for learners. |
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<span style="font-size:160%">'''Karriwokdi Kunwok! ~ Let's speak Kunwok!'''</span> |
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=== Learning === |
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'''Anyone can learn a language. It's fun! You'll make mistakes but that's ok!''' |
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* [[Lessons]] |
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* [[Phrases]] |
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Closely related dialects are spoken in Jabiru and Maningrida, and further south in Bulman and Pine Creek. |
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* [[Nouns]] |
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These materials have been created by learners for learners, especially for anyone who comes into regular contact with Bininj, the speakers of Kunwok. |
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* [[Learning the Pronominal Prefixes]] |
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* [[Pairs of Transitive and Intransitive Verbs]] |
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* [[How to learn]] |
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== First Steps == |
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* [[Getting Started]] - Things to try on your first day |
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* [[Phrasebook]] - Greetings, introductions, cuppa tea time, working together... |
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* [[Nouns]] - Common words for people, places and things |
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* [[Loanwords]] - Words that have come in to Kunwok from other languages |
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* [[Terminology]] - Key linguistic concepts with examples from English |
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== Going Deeper == |
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* [[Course]] - Immersion Course (4 lessons) |
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* [[Pronunciation Drills]] - Methodically learn the sounds |
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* [https://goo.gl/eq9YuF Kinship Workbook] - Worksheets for learning kinship in West Arnhem |
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* [[Tips]] - Learning when you're surrounded by the language |
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* [[Learning Vocabulary]] - A variety of memorisation tactics |
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* [[Verbs]] | [[Conjugations]] - Verbs and how to conjugate them |
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* [[Negation]] - Ways of talking about things that didn't happen, won't happen, or shouldn't happen |
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* [[Noun Incorporation]] - Nouns that go inside verbs |
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* [[Posters]] - grammar posters |
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* [[Transitivity]] - More about verbs |
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* [[Resources]] - more language resources on the Web |
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== Cultural resources == |
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* [[Pronunciation Guide]] |
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* [[Skin Names]] |
* [[Skin Names]] |
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* [[Kinship |
* [[Kinship]] |
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* [[Clans]] |
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* [[Table of Verbs]] |
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* [[Verb Conjugations]] |
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* [[Verbal Constructions]] |
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* [[Resources]] |
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=== Contribute === |
=== Contribute === |
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To post comments on these wiki pages, please sign up for an account using the link at the top right. |
To post comments on these wiki pages, please sign up for an account using the link at the top right. |
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To contribute to this site please email [mailto:steven.bird@cdu.edu.au Steven Bird]. |
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=== Credits === |
=== Credits === |
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* The head image is from a painting by Gavin Namarnyilk, used with permission. |
* The head image is from a painting by Gavin Namarnyilk, used with permission. |
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* This work has been supported by Charles Darwin University, Warddeken Land Management, the Australian Research Council, and the Indigenous Languages and Arts Program (Australian Government Office for the Arts) |
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* The materials on this site have been compiled by Steven Bird |
* The materials on this site have been compiled by Bangardi Steven Bird with contributions from Ngalkodjok Alexandra Marley and Bulanj Dean Yibarbuk. |
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 18 January 2023
Karriwokdi Kunwok! ~ Let's speak Kunwok!
Anyone can learn a language. It's fun! You'll make mistakes but that's ok!
This site contains free materials for learning to speak Kunwinjku, the main dialect of Kunwok that is spoken in Gunbalanya. Closely related dialects are spoken in Jabiru and Maningrida, and further south in Bulman and Pine Creek. These materials have been created by learners for learners, especially for anyone who comes into regular contact with Bininj, the speakers of Kunwok.
First Steps
- Getting Started - Things to try on your first day
- Phrasebook - Greetings, introductions, cuppa tea time, working together...
- Podcasts - Learn on the go
- Nouns - Common words for people, places and things
- Loanwords - Words that have come in to Kunwok from other languages
- Terminology - Key linguistic concepts with examples from English
Going Deeper
- Course - Immersion Course (4 lessons)
- Pronunciation Drills - Methodically learn the sounds
- Kinship Workbook - Worksheets for learning kinship in West Arnhem
- Pronominal Prefixes - The first grammatical challenge
- Tips - Learning when you're surrounded by the language
- Learning Vocabulary - A variety of memorisation tactics
Reference
- Verbs | Conjugations - Verbs and how to conjugate them
- Negation - Ways of talking about things that didn't happen, won't happen, or shouldn't happen
- Adjectives - Describing nouns
- Noun Incorporation - Nouns that go inside verbs
- Posters - grammar posters
- Pronunciation
- Constructions
- Transitivity - More about verbs
- Resources - more language resources on the Web
Cultural resources
Contribute
To post comments on these wiki pages, please sign up for an account using the link at the top right. To contribute to this site please email Steven Bird.
Credits
- The head image is from a painting by Gavin Namarnyilk, used with permission.
- This work has been supported by Charles Darwin University, Warddeken Land Management, the Australian Research Council, and the Indigenous Languages and Arts Program (Australian Government Office for the Arts)
- The materials on this site have been compiled by Bangardi Steven Bird with contributions from Ngalkodjok Alexandra Marley and Bulanj Dean Yibarbuk.
